Abstract:
An Internet facsimile apparatus is provided such that, even when an electronic mail includes plural data files that cannot be processed by the apparatus, prints the electronic mail normally. The apparatus includes a mail analyzer that determines whether a received electronic mail includes data that cannot be printed by a printer. When the electronic mail includes such unprintable data, the unprintable data is transmitted to a conversion server. The apparatus receives back printable data converted from the unprintable data from the conversion server and prints the printable data. The apparatus stores an indication that a plurality of printable data converted from a plurality of unprintable data has been received back from the conversion server. A message ID processor checks the indication, and the printer is informed regarding an object to be printed in accordance with the result of checking by the message ID processor.
Abstract:
In the present invention, the an electronic mail transmission terminal device encrypts an electronic mail and transmits the encrypted mail. An electronic mail server device, when the encrypted mail is received, transmits a reception notification mail, which notifies reception of the encrypted mail, to an electronic mail reception terminal device in which a receiver of the encrypted mail is stored. An electronic reception terminal device, when the reception notification mail is received from the electronic mail server device, indicates reception of the encrypted mail to the receiver, requests electronic mail server device to transmit the encrypted mail after performing personal authentication of the receiver. Further, the electronic reception terminal device decrypts the encrypted mail.
Abstract:
An internet facsimile apparatus and data communication apparatus that can directly exchange capability information of sender and receiver sides and maximize the capability of both sides is provided, by obtaining an IP address of a destination terminal based on the input e-mail address, and by directly transmitting the e-mail to the destination terminal using the IP address of the destination terminal without using mail servers. Also, using the IP address of the destination terminal, a connection is established with the destination terminal to execute a mail protocol that can exchange capability information. After obtaining the capability information of the destination terminal, data format of the sending data is converted to match the capability information of the destination terminal, and the sending data is transmitted by e-mail.
Abstract:
An encrypting device is provided that ensures confidentiality of an email transmitted from an Internet facsimile machine (IFAX), without any additional components or construction added to an existing IFAX. A signal type detecting section detects a type of a signal received through an interface section connected to an IFAX. When a predetermined signal type is detected, a mail data communication section receives email data. Then, after an encrypting section encrypts the received email data, the mail data communication section transmits the encrypted email data through an interface section connected to a network.
Abstract:
A communication control apparatus detects a predetermined signal type in accordance with SMTP protocol from a first interface section connected to an IFAX. The communication control apparatus controls communication with the IFAX in accordance with the SMPT protocol when the predetermined signal type is detected. On the other hand, the communication control apparatus controls communication with a server via a second interface section connected to a network, to which the IFAX is connected. The network is managed by the server. The communication control apparatus receives email data from the IFAX, converts it into HTML data, and transmits the HRML data to the server. Accordingly, the communication control apparatus is capable of enabling the IFAX to operate on the network managed by a HTTP protocol.